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Gramercy is a small town of 2,814 people in St. James Parish, Louisiana. It's about 33 miles from Houma, LA and 282 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $225k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,814people
$225kTypical home
$1,236/moRent
92° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
249Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,814
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,398 people per sq mi
- 282 mi to Houston, TX
- 33 mi to Houma, LA
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $225k (≈$1,419/mo)
- Median rent $1,236/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (98 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,217 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 34% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to MSY airport
- 26 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 23 ft
- 17 mi to the ocean
- 11 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 128 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 28 bars within 25 mi
- 47 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- St. James Parish: Purple — split almost evenly
- Louisiana: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk